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Sewing apparatus

US10240271B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 2016
Grant dateMar 26, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB25J11/00
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sewing apparatus includes a housing, an arm shaft that extends through the housing in a longitudinal direction, a cam member coupled to the arm shaft, the cam member including a front face and a rear face positioned opposite the front face, where the cam member includes a lobe positioned on one of the front face and the rear face, a needle assembly coupled to the housing, the needle assembly including a needle shaft and a needle coupled to the needle shaft, and an arm pivotally coupled to the housing and engaged with the cam member, where the needle assembly is slidably engaged with the arm in a vertical direction and the needle assembly is constrained with respect to the arm in the longitudinal direction and a lateral direction that is transverse to the longitudinal direction.

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